LP Storm (or LP Supercell) - Low -Precipitation storm (or Low -Precipitation supercell); a supercell thunderstorm characterized by a relative lack of visible precipitation; visually similar to a classic supercell, ...
This LP storm did produce tornadoes -- two of them. The storm actually bordered between an LP and a classic supercell as it has a fairly large and intense radar echo (VIP 5), including a pendant.
Storms exhibiting these characteristics are often called classic supercells; however HP storms and LP storms are also supercell varieties.
A supercell thunderstorm in inland Queensland.
Supercooled water ...
Dry-line Storm - Generally, any thunderstorm that develops on or near a dry line. The term often is used synonymously with LP storm, since the latter almost always occurs near the dry line.
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Browse Related Terms: Energy Helicity Index, Hook Echo, HP Storm, LP Storm, Supercell, Supercell Thunderstorm, Tilted Storm, Tilted Updraft ...
LP storms usually have a striking visual appearance with corkscrew or "barber-pole" striations on the updraft tower. LP supercell tornadoes are often un-obscured from viewing around the storm. Sometimes called LP'er.
parallel to the flow of air and therefore depicting the airflow relative to the parent cloud. Striations often reveal the presence of rotation, as in the barber pole or "corkscrew" effect often observed with the rotating updraft of an LP storm.
line, overshooting top, and back-sheared anvil, all of which normally are observed in or near the right rear or southwest part of the storm. Storms exhibiting these characteristics often are called classic supercells; however HP storms and LP storms ...
 See also: Radar, Storm, Air, Precipitation, Tornado
  
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